Your humble servant is filled with happiness at the mere mention of Her Majesty's Ball, especially since his seamstress has shown him his near-finished outfit for the occasion! I dare not reveal the work in progress, but I shall say it is tres elegant.
And thus we continue our week-long celebration of elegant dance in honour of the occasion, leading off with this blend of minuet and country dance:
And now, four merry dancers...
Let us increase that number to eight, with this 18th Century cotillion:
Of course, Dearest Readers, the beautiful fashions of the late 1600's and early-to-mid 1700's are a feast for the eyes. I do wonder how the ladies could dance so lightly in a corset and pannier.
But surely it wasn't as difficult as dancing in some of these outfits from the famous Carnival of Venice:
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